The Latest Breaking News from Fritz Maytag

RIP Anchor Steam, the San Francisco Brew That Saved Craft Beer in America

Anchor Brewing was sunk by the same forces that former owner Fritz Maytag helped unleash by nurturing America's craft beer revolution.

Reason · Jul 15, 2023

San Franciscans mourn closure of Anchor Brewing Co., the oldest craft brewery in the U.S.

Anchor was a trailblazer of craft beers in the 1970s. It said it would close after years of declining sales.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 14, 2023

Anchor, first and oldest US craft brewery, to shut down after 127 years

‘Grandfather of American craft brewing,’ started in San Francisco in 1896, to end operations amid financial struggles

The Guardian - US · Jul 13, 2023